More questions on the Syracuse school district? Answers from our live Q&A with Superintendent Daniel Lowengard

David Lassman / The Post-StandardDaniel Lowengard, Syracuse City School District superintendent, speaks to State Sen. John DeFrancisco during a breakout session at the CNY School Board Association Legislative Breakfast at Baker High School in Baldwinsville Feb. 12.

Syracuse City School District Superintendent Daniel Lowengard was back today answering your questions about the district in a live Q&A on syracuse.com. Read the transcript below.

The district plans to cut 584 jobs, a little over 14 percent of its workforce, to balance its 2011-12 budget. It has started sending out job termination notices. The final district budget will be up in the air until the state passes its budget, which it is supposed to do by April 1, and until the city passes its budget, which will happen in May.